High Blood Pressure - may not get to have him at home

My midwives just left my home visit...apparently my blood pressure was high for the second week in a row. She said if it stays where it is we can wait for me to go into labor naturally. If it's higher next week than she'll try to induce me - first with acupuncture, then we'll try nipple stimulation with a breast pump plus herbs, and finally she'll try sweeping my membranes...
If it doesn't kick start my labor than I will have to give birth in a hospital...but I am just praying my blood pressure goes down by next week!! I can't stand the thought of birthing in a hospital!!

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You should have your midwives take your BP laying on your left side. Mine was high sitting up, but then dropped really low when laying down. I was prescribed moderate bed rest (to keep my BP down to keep stress off my organs) and I ended up laboring in the water which made my BP go down too. Everything ended up going perfectly when my midwife came to take my BP right before I started pushing but she told me that if it was high I would've had to labor/push laying on my left in bed. Wouldn't have been the MOST comfortable, but at least it wouldn't have been in the hospital. :) I should mention that my BP was borderline 140/80 and I didn't have any other signs of pre-eclampsia (no protien and blood tests were normal) talk about it with your midwives and see if you can come up with a solution you're all confortable with. Good luck!!